Tsurinoya Spiritfox BFS Fishing Reel Upgrade with Micro Bearings from Ray's Studio

[@gizmocarr3093]

Looks like your quest for perfection found the perfect solution. I may try a set or two on your recommendations. I am perfectly happy with the stock bearing but it might be fun to see the difference in using upgraded bearing. I found two baits made by Tsurinoya that cast well and walk fantastically well too. They work just like a Zara Spook only they are much smaller. The five gram one cast super far and Bass crush them and not just little ones either. I got mine from the Tsurinoya store on AliExpress. If you like walking baits these are the ones for BFS outfits. With those new bearing upgrades you might cast further than ever before. Big slabs crappies go for them as well. TSURINOYA DW62 50mm 5g Top Water Mini Floating Pencil. TSURINOYA DW64 60mm 3.1g Top Water Mini Floating Pencil.

[@rawrfishing]

Oh yeah man! i think these bearings are insane. I never cut the lure through wind like that, ever! just gotta be careful since it comes out so quick. play with the brakes, get adjusted to casting angle and power and use that thumb! Yes i have seen their stick baits. I wanted the 3 gram version for fun! might get them both eventually. opted for a new rod (in transit). So that makes 2 rods to show case on the channel! Might get some of it for the fall! i love pickerel fishing in shallow water via top water! we got a lot of cranberry bogs here that are shallow and abandoned! pickerels are small but fun!

[@SK_CrappieCatching]

Cool to see you get into those reels and improve them..... And on top of that compare it to JDM...... Look like it worked too me.......

[@rawrfishing]

oh yeah it's so much fun! Plus i don't need to spend an arm and a leg for JDM stuff. They were the ones who originated it, sure i'll give them props, but not everyone can afford em!

[@synaptik111]

Nice upgrade video! Wow, and I thought that the city ponds out here in LA were pressured. We've got nothing on you guys!

[@rawrfishing]

well it happens to be like that due to the covid 19 crap. The figures i gave about the fishing license sales was blown out of proportion. it was more like 20-40% more rather than 200-300%! i only said that because it feels that way LOL

[@synaptik111]

Yeah, I figured as much @@rawrfishing - I was just saying that because our ponds out here are usually that crowded during normal times! lol

[@rawrfishing]

i am in the suburbs so not much for me usually. this was too much for me >_

[@synaptik111]

I grew up in Tinton Falls so I feel you man. It was a shocker to me when I moved out here.

[@rawrfishing]

time to move back out to no where but nature! lol

[@ikmal37]

Have you tried full ceramic bearings? I have tried and OMG. Never had i imagined the reel could spin so long.. 😅 But run them dry. Ceramic bearings run best out of the box. I put oil on it and it became slower, so had to remove the oil with soap and water.. and also, turn up the brakes after installing full ceramic bearings. Ull get backlash because it spins so fast. 😅 only thing is the price. But worth it!

[@rawrfishing]

I have tried ceramic hybrid bearings plenty of time, in fact, as you seen in this video, i have tubes of them. I don't think full ceramic is worth it. I agree ran dry would give it the most speed. The micro bearings are better in BFS reels because the start up of the spin is much lower. that's what you want for casting light lures as you want the lure to come out easy. However, because the bearings are smaller, the max speed of the spool is not as great as the standard size. So if you throw heavy lures, you would not want micro bearings, but standard size bearings. In that case, I would just use ceramic hybrid, but if i wanna be fancy and all... full ceramic ran dry... loud as hell tho since they come un-shielded.

[@ikmal37]

@@rawrfishing yes! That was my first impression. Full ceramics are loud! They should make micro full ceramic bearings, now thats one thing im really curious to try, but probably the benefits outweighs the cost? Maybe thats why i cant seem to find them. 😅

[@rawrfishing]

@@ikmal37 yeah its also a niche. No one willing to spend that much to create it. I would be interested to try hedgehog studio vs other Chinese brands too so we can see which performs more.. but hedgog is expensive

[@kristapsrumpis6911]

I upgraded micro bearings for my spirit fox... run smoothly but goin lovert to 1gr lure spool spins to fast... so I put on top of original break magnets neodymium 5mm x 0.5m n35 .... no scratches spool but givs extra breaking and naw quite easy can even cast 1g lure if there no big wing

[@rawrfishing]

Glad to hear it! More controlled spool can certainly help!

[@markr543]

Do the bearings come pre-oiled? Or do they even need oil?

[@rawrfishing]

It didn't say but u should run it oil free. I ran it out of the bag. Likely it was pre oiled for warehouse storage... not all stainless steel are 100% rust proof after all..

[@fermincamarena4341]

Good morning ! My name is determined Fermin. I am disabled and paralyze him a right hemisphere. I am in a jam down here in Southern California, ,,all of the fishing repair stores are busy until March!! All I need is a upgrade on Spirit Fox BFS reel. Is there any other bearings that will fit my reel?? keep on making videos!

[@rawrfishing]

I know a few anglers I recommended bfs as they are lighter than Spinning setups and they love it! Especially with their pain and disabilities, they found bfs is now more enjoyable than ever! Any how, roro bearings will work and you can check either rorolure.com or www.baitfinesseempire.com :) cheers

[@roachcatcher266]

Hi are the 2 spool bearings the same size, can you give sizes please of the 2 bearings I need to order, I hear you say 5x11x4 is this 2, or is there a different size at other nd.

[@rawrfishing]

There are two indeed! Check the video desc. I try to put details in there for when I dont say things clearly on video;)

[@mihaistoian5560]

Hello ..can you show here the link to ray.s studio bearing ...thanks

[@rawrfishing]

Of course man! Check the description ;) it's the cheapest I can find

[@marcusfelipe7479]

Hi friend, do you think that roro's is better than ray's or the performance is the same?? And about the two roro's which one is better for u ? Thank u so much

[@rawrfishing]

Its hard to say. I don't have the same sizes for the same reel. I heard bad things about Roro If it helps ya.

[@marcusfelipe7479]

@@rawrfishing what kind of bad things?

[@marcusfelipe7479]

@@rawrfishing do you know the size of the spool bearing of the seaknight Falcon?

[@rawrfishing]

They break easily, dead on arrival due to defects. Which makes it not spin. Sorry I do not know that reel or the bearings it supports

[@marcusfelipe7479]

Oh, thats bad :/ yours ray's is working Fine in the Spirit Fox ? How long are u with these ? I was thinking to buy Spirit fox and improve with some of this bearings

[@mr.goodbass9445]

how do you compare this reel to the new kastking zephyr?

[@rawrfishing]

I am still testing and will probably talk about the two since this was my favorite reel. And if I have to compare, it would be compared before the upgrade. I did mention it during the video i have just dropped

[@mr.goodbass9445]

@@rawrfishing thanks for the reply bro

[@rawrfishing]

no problem!

[@NinjasGoFishing]

Where’s the link for the rays studio micro bearing?

[@rawrfishing]

Hi. Its in the description of the video

[@NinjasGoFishing]

raWr Fishing wasn’t there when I first clicked it, hmmm

[@rawrfishing]

OHHHH it was there! i can assure u lol. i scheduled it way in advanced and I haven't been home to adjust it :P

[@bob5899]

Yes! Micro bearings for the GH100 please!

[@rawrfishing]

you got it man! just dunno how long it will take for it to get here. Afterall, the covid19 impacted logistics world wide, but it's ordered!

[@bob5899]

@@rawrfishing Take your time! I ordered a few sets of the regular ceramics many months ago that have still not shown up yet. I love your content!

[@rawrfishing]

Thanks for the love man! i'll be doing other things while I wait of course. afterall, these came 1.5 month late, so this video is technically 3 months late! but as you can see, i went straight for other things! ^_^

[@markr543]

@@rawrfishing I saw the sizes for the two bearings on the spool shaft of the GH-100 somewhere. Is it 3x10x4 and 5x10x4?

[@rawrfishing]

Yes, that's what i put on my Desc video desc on the GH100 video the other day.

[@tobiaslaman]

Maybe a stupid question, but does the deukio spool that goes in the abu black max fit this reel? I’ve a spool coming in soon but I sold my black max so I was wondering if it fits this reel. Thanks in advance and keep up the great work!

[@rawrfishing]

I have no idea. If i had calipers, i'd measure my spool for you. but i don't, sorry! Per aliexpress, the diameter of the spool is 34mm. i don't know the width or the length of the entire spool plus shaft.

[@vinypuh1630]

Hi man, check please spool integrated on lurestar c9 air?))

[@rawrfishing]

What about that reel? I saw the reel test with it and wasn't impressed so I didn't get it. Not quite familiar with it nor do I remember much about it.

[@sgtpavlov]

Nice

[@rawrfishing]

Thanks bud! need more micro bearings in the market!

[@markr543]

Unfortunately they don't come in the correct size to fit the GH-100 : P

[@rawrfishing]

They don't but there are other places that does! the Unfortunate part is that i got banned from buying from the seller who sold me that RORO Spool for the tatula. Worst customer service ever, but they got two brands of micro bearings. I had to create another account to order it lol. let's see if it comes, if it does i'll make sure i will share the link with you guys! (even tho they banned me)

[@markr543]

@@rawrfishing LOL, can't imagine what you did to get banned!

[@rawrfishing]

if you watched my video, i told the story. they are ridiculous. I bought a shallow spool that was defective and They said my Tatula 100HL is not the 2019 version, they said their spool isn't made for my reel, but it is and it's clearly stated on their page. took many photos and screenshots to convince them to refund me, but they ended the conversation by saying NEVER BUY FROM US AGAIN. mind you the spool was over 60 dollars after taxes and shipping

[@spiderloui]

You only need to degrease the original ball bearings with a brake cleaner. And with you the brake is wrongly adjusted. That's why the cord flips over.

[@rawrfishing]

How would you adjust the brakes then?

[@tgtv5295]

First

[@rawrfishing]

Nice congrats lol thx for watching